and katie swan beat second seedjil teichmann.aight sets on her french open debut. two more rounds remain to reach the main draw. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of others with more experience. strauss says it's a thrilling time for the side. you it is just so exciting to go into the world cup with the favourites, we were, i do not know what the opposite of a favourite is but we were that. on the home soil with the home advantage and hopefully you guys can do it and if you can, it will createjust hopefully you guys can do it and if you can, it will create just such an incredible feeling for the country and momentum and interest and i do not want to put them under pressure but will never have a better chance. and we look at the team, it is very diverse mix of people from different places, and this give you real hope for the future of cricket in this country. and not

britain's katie swan is one win away from the main draw of the french open — which starts next week.round of qualifying, hoping to reach herfirst grand slam main draw outside wimbledon. if she makes it through she could face fellow briton and 26th seed jo konta who's guaranteed a qualifier in the first round. katie boulter meanwhile, is due to play the croatian 23rd seed donna vekic, despite supposedly pulling out with a back injury. in the men's draw — british number two cameron norrie will play australia's nick kyrgios and kyle edmund faces the french hopejeremy chardy, while top seed novak djokovic plays poland's hubert hurkacz and the defending champion rafael nadal faces a qualifier. heather watson has played in the french open six times, but she won't be there next week — she lost a third set tie—break to valentina grammatik—o—pou—lou of greece. it's just 50 days to go until the start of the netball world cup in liverpool. manager tracey neville has named her 12 player england squad — eight of whom were part of the gold medal winning team at last yea r‘s commonwealth games. vic

katie swan is through to the main draw of the french open — qualifying after beating china‘s xi—yu wang defeat means katie swan is the only british player left in qualifying. the cricket world cup gets under way this time nexyt week with england taking on south africa at the 0val. former sri lankan great — and mcc president — kumar sangakkara says that, while england might be favourites, that will count for nothing because of the nature of the tournament. it doesn‘t matter who that tag falls onto. once you get to a knockout, it is anyone‘s game. you can be the favourites coming into a tournament but once that stage ends, the tag is off and it is everyone‘s fair game. that is the excitement that is key to this world cup and i would love to see what happens once those knockout games start. for the coverage is on bbc radio five live. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. more now on india‘s general election where narendra modi has promised to build a strong and inclusive nation, after his hindu nationalist par

britain's katie swan is one win away from reaching the main draw of the french open for the first timerew away two match points in a three sets loss to greek player valentini grammatikopoulou 5-7, 7-6, 6-7. the pinkjersey has changed hands after stage 12 of the giro d'italia. cesare benedetti took a maiden professional victory on the first mountainous stage in his home country. jan polanc took the overall lead from his team—mate valerio conti after making it into the day's main breakaway. three englishmen are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the first round of the made in denmark. paul waring, matthew southgate and tom murray all on five under in the clubhouse after rounds of 66. now, if you think international footballers are pampered... well, in some instances, you might be right, but it's not the case for the england lionesses. phil neville's squad were taken to a boot camp by the british marines and put through their paces in preperation for next month's world cup in france. it was awful! a lot of the girls didn't have much sleep. as soon as we arrived, we had to co

meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beat second seed jil teichmann. the brit won 6—4, 6—2 on her french open debut. she faces xiyu wang tomorrow. caleb ewan won stage 11 of cycling's giro d'italia. the italian valerio conti, riding for uae emirates, kept the overall leader's pink jersey before the race heads for the first day in the alps on thursday. former england captain andrew strauss says england have the best chance to win the world cup this summer. strauss stepped away from his role as director of cricket at the ecb when his wife ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ruth passed away in december last year and strauss has set up a foundation in her name. the first aim of the foundation is to fund research into these rare forms of lung cancer, to understand why people get them, to hopefully find a way of it being diagnosed earlier, because too often, it is diagnosed at stage when it is too late, and to find new treatment options. —— at a stage format. the second element is providing support for people as they go through that journey, emot

meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beat second seed jil teichmann. debut. she faces xiyu wang tomorrow. caleb ewan won stage 11 of cycling's giro d'italia. the italian valerio conti, riding for uae emirates, kept the overall leader's pink jersey before the race heads for the first day in the alps on thursday. former england captain andrew strauss says england have the best chance to win the world cup this summer. strauss stepped away from his role as director of cricket at the ecb when his wife ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ruth passed away in december last year and strauss has set up a foundation in her name. the first aim of

she did stay on in france to watch her friend katie swan in the final round of qualifying but swan failed he picked up earlier this week. he was due to play britain‘s cameron norrie in the first round. he‘ll now face a french qualifier. gb and england hockey captain alex danson has been describing how she was left unable to speak by what she calls a mild traumatic brain injury, suffered nine months ago, from which she‘s still not fully recovered. after last summer‘s world cup in london, danson hit the back of her head on a concrete wall when she laughed at a joke made by her now fiance alex, while they were on holiday in kenya and she thinks she should‘ve sought help sooner. i‘m an athlete. we spend our lives pretending we‘re fine because you wa nt to pretending we‘re fine because you want to compete and play. we did lots of things wrong. i remember getting back to the apartment and waking up every hour. i knew something was not right. the next day we went running but i put it to one side. the time i got home i knew i was concussed. it was a nightmare the past eight months. i did not real

katie swan had a more impressive win, beating the second seed jill teichmann. omen's football, men's cricket. well, today it's netball‘s turn to reveal their squad for the world cup. we already know that former captain ama agbeze will not be in it after struggling with injury. tracey neville will name her final 12 this afternoon, and will reveal the new skipper too and finally, we've got another sporting statue to show you. make your own minds up on this one. it was unveiled in belfast to celebrate one of northern ireland's greatest players, george best, on what would have been his 73rd birthday. it's had a mixed reception. i don't think it is bad. it is quite small, isn't it? well, he was quite small. it gives you a sense of the energy. it doesn't look like him. there was that rinaldo one which was just scary. and there was a diego maradona one which was pretty bad. i think it captures the essence and the energy and the pace of him. think it captures the essence and the energy and the pace of himm doesn't look like him! do you not think? you can't really see hi

britain's katie swan is through to the main draw of the french open, qualifying after beating china's her first grand slam main draw outside wimbledon. heather watson has played in the french open six times, but she won't be there next week. she lost a third set tie—break to valentina grammatikopoulou of greece. the cricket world cup gets under way this time next week with england taking on south africa at the oval. former sri lankan great and mcc president kumar sangakkara says that while england might be favourites, that will count for nothing because of the nature of the tournament. it doesn't matter who that tag falls onto. once you get to a knockout, it is anyone's game. you can be the favourites coming into a tournament, but once that stage ends, the tag is off and it is everyone's fair game. that is the excitement that is key to this world cup, and i would love to see what happens once those knockout games start. the pinkjersey has changed hands after stage 12 of the giro d'italia. cesare benedetti took a maiden professional victory on the first mountainous stage in his home co

meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beatjil teichmann.but. teichmann — the second seed — is more than 100 places ahead of swan in the world rankings. tyson fury says a world heavyweight title rematch with deontay wilder is likely to happen next year. wilder retained his wbc belt with a thrilling draw against fury in los angeles in december, and knocked out fellow american dominic breazeale on saturday. fury says wilder "can't run forever", and says the fight should happen in the spring of 2020. the former england cricket captain, andrew strauss, says they'll never have a better chance to win the world cup. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of others with more experience. strauss says it's an exciting time for the side. will is exciting willis exciting for england to go into the well cap as favourites, the two i played in i don't know the opposite of favorability read that, s

meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beatjil teichmann. places ahead of swan in the world rankings. tyson fury says a world heavyweight title rematch with deontay wilder is likely to happen next year. wilder retained his wbc belt with a thrilling draw against fury in los angeles in december, and knocked out fellow american dominic breazeale on saturday. fury says wilder can't run forever, and says the fight should happen in the spring of 2020. the former england cricket captain, andrew strauss, says they'll never have a better chance to win the world cup. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of others with more experience. strauss says it's an exciting time for the side. it is just so exciting going into the world cup as favourites. when i played, i don't know what the opposite of a favourite is, but we wear that. so, on opposite of a favourite is, but we wearthat. so, on our op

britain's katie swan is one win away from the main draw of the french open — she will play slovakia'swatson, she lost a close contest in a third set tie—break to valentina grammatikopolou of greece. grammatikopoulou? grammatikopoulou7|j grammatikopoulou? i love greece, but some of their names. grammatikopoulou! come on, it's written on the autocue. grammatik.... written on the autocue. grammatik. . .. you've got to approach it with confidence, like a horse. he really pulled it off. the cricket world cup starts next week and england, are widely regarded as the favourites to win at home. but the president of the m.c.c, and former sri lanka batsmen kumar sangakkara, says having that tag, will count for nothing, when the tournament reaches the knockout stages. it doesn't matter who that tag falls onto. once you get to a knockout, it is anyone's game. you can be the favourites coming into a tournament, but once that stage ends, the tag is off and it is everyone's fair game. that is the excitement that is key to this world cup, and i would love to see what happens once those knockout games

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katie swan is through to the final round of french open quaifying after beating china's wang xiyu overd in the french open six times, but won't be there next week — she lost a third set tie—break to valentina grammatikopoulou of greece. her defeat means katie swan is the only british player left in qualifying. the cricket world cup gets under way in seven days' time with england taking on south africa at the oval. former sri lankan great — and mcc president — kumar sangakkara says that while england might be favourites, that will count for nothing because of the nature of the tournament. it doesn't matter who that tag falls onto. once you get to a knockout, it is anyone's game. you can be the favourites coming into a tournament but once that stage and is, the tag is off and it is everyone's fair game. that is the excitement that is key to this world cup and i would love to see what happens once those knockout games start. it is sunny there in lords. so much to look forward to this summer. production of the dangerous, ozone—destroying chemical cfc—11 was due to be phased out globally in